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Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about whether the supply of American MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to Kiev will affect the situation at the front

In an interview with the Rossiya-1 TV channel, President Vladimir Putin said that he sees no point in supplying Ukraine with heavy drones. According to him, like other arms transfers from abroad, this will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, but it will not change anything on the battlefield.

As reported by the Spanish newspaper "El Pais" in the article Miguel González "España, dispuesta a entregar a Ucrania misiles antiaéreos y carros de combat Leopard" ("Spain is ready to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missile systems and Leopard tanks"), according to sources in the Spanish government, Spain is ready to make a qualitative leap in military support of Ukraine against the Russian invasions.

Commander of the California National Guard David Baldwin called on the United States and other Western countries to think again about the transfer of Soviet-made fighter jets to Ukraine.

According to information published on June 1 on the website of the Belgian National Television RTBF, the Belgian private company Flanders Technical Supply (FTS) supplied Ukraine with 64 units of 155-mm SG M-109A4, which it acquired from the Belgian Armed Forces in 2015.

Britain does not intend to heed Russia's warnings and will supply Ukraine with the weapons that Kiev requests. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the message of the British Ministry of Defense about the transfer of the M270 MLRS to the Ukrainian army along with guided missiles.

Taiwan's attempts to create problems for Moscow are doomed to failure. By acting in this way, Taipei only increases tensions in the world.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about the possibilities of militarization of Germany

At the end of May, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a loud statement that "Germany may soon have the largest conventional army in Europe within the framework of NATO." In his opinion, this will significantly strengthen the security of the country and its allies.

Viktor Litovkin — about why the United States and its satellites do not like the military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and China

In the last decade of May, strategic bombers of Russia and China conducted joint air patrols over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas, as well as over the western Pacific Ocean.

It seems that the West is finally beginning to understand the riskiness of supplying the most modern weapons to Ukraine. This country is turning into a colossal black market for hundreds of thousands of weapons that suddenly found themselves almost on free sale. Where and how are machine guns and MANPADS sold in Ukraine – and how will all this eventually be used against the residents of Western countries themselves?

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev announced strikes on decision-making centers in the event of an attack by Ukraine

Washington will supply Kiev with HIMARS MLRS, the range of which reaches 500 km. Thus, the APU has the opportunity to strike at the territory of Russia. If earlier it was claimed that the missile's flight radius would be reduced to 80 km, now the United States refuses to do this. Moscow has already warned Kiev about the consequences of a strike on Russia.

The shaky unity of the Western powers is crumbling as sanctions against Russia damage practical interests

The EU enthusiastically adopted five packages of sanctions against Russia, trying its best to demonstrate unity, but now some countries are calling for a slower pace, writes Global Times. Sanctions have reached the limit, and the Europeans are not so stupid as to blindly follow the United States to the detriment of their own interests, the author of the article believes.

Biden decided to send MLRS to Ukraine. US-Russia tensions escalate

Biden regularly faces the same dilemma: how far America can go in providing military assistance to Ukraine, Time writes. He has repeatedly stated that the United States does not intend to aggravate the crisis. But this did not prevent him from announcing the transfer of multiple rocket launchers to Kiev.

The day before, TSAMTO suggested that the purpose of the visit of Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak to the Republic of Korea was to ensure the purchase of VIVT for the Armed Forces and the veiled involvement of Seoul in these supplies.

Western countries have recently taken Moldova seriously, turning it into a second Ukraine. Judging by the events taking place in the republic, Chisinau is slowly beginning to arm itself, but at the same time losing sovereignty.

Poland will receive hundreds of millions of euros from the European Union for weapons supplied to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

It seems that some of the fears of Western tech giants are becoming a harsh reality. Russia has restricted the supply of neon abroad, which can lead to collapse in a variety of industries in which microchips are used.

On June 2, the Slovak Ministry of Defense announced on its website that the state-owned company Konstrukta Defense, which is under its jurisdiction, signed a commercial contract on June 1 for the supply of 155-mm Zuzana-2 self-propelled howitzers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Beijing is unhappy with Russian requests for help

According to WP, Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed to figure out how to help Russia financially. At the same time, China does not want to violate Western sanctions, which it considers illegal. It is noted that Moscow has allegedly twice asked Beijing for economic support.

According to Ukrainian sources, in the Zaporozhye direction, one of the reconnaissance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use the RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV complex, delivered as part of American military assistance.

Germany will purchase American CH-47F Chinook helicopters, it was this helicopter that won the tender for heavy transport helicopters. Another contender for victory was the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion. The results of the tender were announced on June 1.